Horseshoe



Patented Dec. 28, 1926.

UNETED STATES GEORGE ELDEN HALL, F CONCORD, NEV HAMPSHIRE.

HORSESHGE.

Application filed September 15. 1924. Serial No. 737,761.

lv'ly invention relates to shoes for use particularly on racing horses and on light horses for road work, my purpose being to provide a shoe that is light and durable, that gives an even bearing` over the entire nuclei' sur- 'tace ot' a hoot', that will prevent the entrance ot gravel and dirt between the shoe and the hoot. that will retain a slight amount oit' moisture sufficient to keep the hoot in good condition, and, above all, that will cushion the blows et' a horses hoot's striking the ground, so as to relieve the legs and shoulders of shocks and jars.

lith the foregoing and other purposes in view, my invention consists in the novel features ot' construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more `ully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and defined in the appended claims.

1n the drawings, wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts in the different views- Figure 1 is a bottom plan vview of a horseshoe embodying the novel and essential teatures of my invention;

lFig. 2, a top plan view;

Fig. 3, a central longitudinal through. the shoe; and

Fig. 4, a central transverse section.

As illustrated in the drawings my improved horseshoe consists essentially of a sole 10, a sack 11 secured to the upper side of said sole, and a pad 12 of cushioning ma` terial within said sack,

The soleI which may be formed from leather, rubber or other suitable material, is cut to the shape of the under tace ot a hoot and is provided at suitably spaced intervals near its periphery with nail openings 13.

Sack 12 likewise may be formed from any suitable material. such as chamois, and is produced in relatively flat toi-m and ot substantiallv the same size and shape as sole 10.

lVithin sack 12 is arranged a thin metallic plate 14. also of substantially the same size `V1nd shape as sole 10, and through this plate and the sole are engaged rivets 15 which serve to clamp one side of the bag between the sole and said plate and thereby secure the sack to the upper face of the sole as is obvious. One or more of the rivets 15 also is or are passed through a wear plate 16 engaged against the under tace ot the sole at section the toe portion thereof to secure such wear plate to the sole.

The top side of sack 11 is slitted as at 17 to permit insertion ot the pad 12 otcushioning material, such as telt, within the saclr,and to permit removal of a compressed or otherwise undesirable pad. and the insertion ot' another .in lieu thereof.

Although unnecessary, the under iace oi the sole 10 preferably is recessed at 18 for the reception ot' wear plate 16, so that it only a single securing rivet is engaged through said plate, it still will be prevented from turning out of correct relation with respect to thel sole.

To apply the shoe to a hoot, nails are driven through the openings 13 and through the pad 12 and sack 11 into the hoot in the usual well known manner, and when the shoe thus is attached in place with the pad 11 between the hoof and the sole 10, the legs and shoulders ot' the animal so shod will be relieved of shocks and jars by the cushioning action of the pad, as is apparent. Furthermore, the sott, pliable nature of the sack with the pad therein will result in the sack iitting closely any irregularities in the hoot, so that there will be an even pressure of the shoe against the hoot and gravel and dirt will be excluded from between the shoe and the hoot.

I claim:

1. A. horseshoe comprising a sole adapted to cover the entire bottom oi. a hoof, a sack attached to the upper side of said sole, and a pad of cushioning material retained within the sack, said sack and pad, when the shoe is applied to a hoof, covering thel entire upper side of the sole and the entire bottom oi the hoof.

2. A horseshoe comprising a sole, a slitted sack attached to the upper side of said sole, and a pad ot cushioning material retained within said sack, said pad being insertablc within and removable 'from said sack through the slit therein.

3. A horseshoe comprising a sole, a sack, a plate within said sack, means fastening said plate to said sole to maintain thel sack attached to the sole, and a pad of cushioning material within said sack. Y

4. A horseshoe comprising a sole, a sack, a plate within said sack, rivets extending through said plate and sole to clamp a portion otl the sack between the sole and plate thereby to Seeue the Sack to the Sole, and a pad oteushonngmaterial Within said sack. 5. A horseshoe Comprising a sole, a Sael:

on the upper face of said sole, a plate With- 5 in Said sack, a Wear plate on the under face of said sole, a fastenel1 extending through said Wear plate, said Sole, and the plate within Said sack, thereby to secure Said Wear plate and said sack to the sole, and a pad of cushioning material Within Said sack. 10

ln testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

GEORGE ELDEN HALL.1 

